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<br />incorporates that comfortable setting with very user friendly, computer based <br />production equipment. Studio B will be the perfect place for a novice producer to <br />be introduced to studio production, without being overwhelmed. We believe <br />student groups, in particular, will benefit from this setting. <br /> <br />Our plan is to outfit the area with three relatively inexpensive digital cameras, an <br />MX video mixer that allows for asynchronous sources without a lot of expensive <br />signal-synching equipment, a graphics computer, monitors, and, two Omega <br />hard drive systems for recording and editing the final video product. The Omega <br />drives will remove the need for videotape and expensive VTRs. <br /> <br />Programs recorded in this studio can be saved directly to our playback server, in <br />Master Control, and burned onto a DVD. We will be one step closer to <br />eliminating the need for videotape and expensive, repair-prone, tape decks. <br /> <br />- Studio In a Box <br /> <br />We have done an excellent job providing the proper tools to both the staff and <br />public for most types of production. One area, where we are lacking, is a system <br />that lies somewhere between the production van and a single camcorder. <br /> <br />A studio in a box is a small, easily assembled, multiple-camera arrangement that <br />includes the ability to switch between the cameras onto the recording device. <br />The benefit to this type of system is that the event that is being taped is, for all <br />intents and purposes, complete at the end of the event. Currently, when an <br />event is taped with a camcorder, the final product requires editing. This can be <br />very time consuming, and reduces our ability to cover as many events as we <br />would like. <br /> <br />This equipment would primarily be utilized by T.J. when covering governmental <br />meetings such as the Anoka County Board meeting and election related debates. <br />It will also make concerts, plays, and other school events much easier to <br />produce. <br /> <br />The equipment that would be purchased for this system will be very similar to the <br />equipment purchased for the Studio B control room. There will, of course, be <br />less of it, and it will be portable. <br /> <br />- Public Field Production Upgrades <br /> <br />Two years ago we introduced digital camcorders and non-linear editing to the <br />general public. As expected, they have come to appreciate the improvement in <br />technical quality this equipment provides, and now very rarely utilize any of our <br />SVHS camcorders. As such, we would like to add two digital camcorders and <br />tripods to our current inventory of four. We are also in need of some new hand- <br />held microphones for check-out. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />ss <br />